JFTU at PSGICS plans Jan 9 strike if Jan 8 talks fail
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Mumbai, Jan 7: The Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) has summoned all MDs on January 08 as a last and final chance to honour their commitments.
Any failure on their part will leave no option but to go ahead with the strike programme in full force, as already announced for 9th January 09.
Talking to Bizz Buzz, Trilok Singh, General Secretary, GIEAIA says, “There will be no dilution, no postponement, and no retreat. The strike is OT deferred.”
The office of the CLC(C) being statutory authority under the Act has already written two D.O. letters dated 19.03.2025 and 29.12.2025 to the Secretary, DFS with a request to expedite the matter and resolve so that any derailment in industrial relations in the establishments of PSGICs may be avoided but the decision/notification is still awaited.
The Joint Forum of Unions & Associations of Officers & Employees in Public Sector General Insurance Companies had served a notice of strike vide letter No. JFTU_PSGICs/2025_025 dated 21.12.2025 addressed to all the constituents of JFTU_PSGICs and endorsing a copy thereof to the Chief Labour Commissioner(C). As Section 22 of the ID Act, 1947 was attracted, the matter was seized into conciliation proceedings and the date of hearing in the matter was fixed on 06.01.2026. . A bird eye examination of the factum of the dispute as contained in the notice of strike revealed that the same issues are already pending and hearing is continuing in F. No. 13(02)/2024-IR. As such the present file is also merged in F. No. 13(02)/2024-IR for any further reference and appropriate action.
